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Underwater Hotel in Key Largo

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

Key Largo, Florida

The African Queen

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

Key Largo, Florida

Christ of the Abyss

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

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Aquarius Reef Base

The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.

9 miles from Key Largo

Islamorada, Florida

Betsy the Lobster

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

11 miles from Key Largo

Islamorada, Florida

History of Diving Museum

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

15 miles from Key Largo

Homestead, Florida

Aerojet Dade Rocket Facility

When this test site was abandoned they didn't even bother taking their rocket with them.

17 miles from Key Largo

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The Alligator Reef lighthouse, off the coast of Islamorada in the Florida Keys, is one of the four being given away gratis.

For Sale: A 19th-Century Screw-Pile Lighthouse With a View of Key West

For free: Four more of these derelict, decommissioned structures, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.

by Karuna Eberl

November 22, 2019

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What It's Like to Live on the Sea Floor to Simulate Life in Space

Researchers squeeze into an underwater habitat off Florida to help prepare for missions to the Moon and beyond.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

September 9, 2019